To establish as a standing order of the Senate that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to objecting to any measure or matter.

SA 4183. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Collins, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Kerry) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4899, making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the amendment, insert the following:

SEC. __. ELIMINATING SECRET SENATE HOLDS.

(a) In General.--

(1) Covered request.--This standing order shall apply to a notice of intent to object to the following covered requests:

(A) A unanimous consent request to proceed to a bill, resolution, joint resolution, concurrent resolution, conference report, or amendment between the Houses.

(B) A unanimous consent request to pass a bill or joint resolution or adopt a resolution, concurrent resolution, conference report, or the disposition of an amendment between the Houses.

(C) A unanimous consent request for disposition of a nomination.

(2) Recognition of notice of intent.--The majority and minority leaders of the Senate or their designees shall recognize a notice of intent to object to a covered request of a Senator who is a member of their caucus if the Senator--

(A) submits the notice of intent to object in writing to the appropriate leader and grants in the notice of intent to object permission for the leader or designee to object in the Senator's name; and

(B) not later than 2 session days after submitting the notice of intent to object to the appropriate leader, submits a copy of the notice of intent to object to the Congressional Record and to the Legislative Clerk for inclusion in the applicable calendar section described in subsection (b).

(3) Form of notice.--To be recognized by the appropriate leader a Senator shall submit the following notice of intent to object:

“I, Senator _______